So Who is Abraham Really ??

This question does not apply so much to the currently available book and Extended Edition of The Secret (where Esther Hicks was removed), but those like me who enjoyed the original you may be as curious about this question as I have been.

The Abraham entities describe themself as a group of "non-physical" entities. I read that to mean spirits. This is saying that they are in the same form now as we were in prior to coming to this Earth, meaning spirit form. Those who have yet to come to this Earth, and yet are slated to come, exist in spirit form right now.

So this is the first possibility for the Abraham entities, that they are spirits that are slated to come to this earth (and receive physical bodies) but they have not come yet.

I am not as much of an expert on the Teachings of Abraham as some others, but I have read a good amount of their writings and have watched the mailing lists for more than a year now, so I feel I have a pretty good pulse on what is going on.

Based on what I have seen and heard them say, I do not believe them to be part of this group. They have never spoken in any way suggesting that they would eventually have physical bodies themselves.

Another possibility is that they are not real at all, they are just an imagination of Esther Hicks that she uses to make a lot of money.

I do not really believe that this is the case either. While they essentially just ask one to be trusting that what they say is correct, I find their viewpoint to be consistent with what I imagine the viewpoint of a non-physical entity would be.

And we know that there ARE non-physical entities out there. The aforementioned spirits that have not been born yet (which group may not be to Earth yet), the spirits of those who have passed on (who are here: The place called the Spirit World where we all go after death and before resurrection is here with us on Earth), and the other non-physicals are those one third of Heavenly Father's children who followed Lucifer's plan originally and who will never receive physical bodies).

So there is not 100% proof in my eyes, but I believe that these are real spirit beings that she is channeling.

So it could be that they are spirits of those who once lived on Earth but who have passed on. This would give them a great viewpoint to non-physical and physical, and the Abraham entities act like they understand both.

But they do not speak as if they ever had physical bodies themselves, at least not that I have seen. I do not believe that they are part of this group either.

So what does that leave?

First a little history, because you do not remember this, but you DID participate in it prior to your coming here to Earth.

There was a grand council in Heaven that we all attended prior to coming here. Two plans for the salvation of Heavenly Father's children were presented for us to vote upon. Plan number one was Heavenly Father's plan and it was championed by Jehovah Himself. In this plan there would be agency, or the freedom to choose. No one would be forced to accept Christ while living on Earth, they would have to do so of their own free will and choice. The plan provided that there would be a Saviour, so that mankind could be reclaimed from their sins as they repented and accepted Christ.

There was another plan presented, which plan was presented by Lucifer himself. In this plan, agency would be done away with; and all would essentially be forced to live the gospel and return to Father. Lucifer sought to destroy the agency of man. One third of the spirits present voted for Lucifer's plan and as a result they were cast out of Heaven with him and they were sent to Earth, but they will never receive physical bodies and thus their eternal progression is stopped.

It is from among this group that "legion" appeared in the New Testament. All evil spirits are part of this group. These spirits can, under certain conditions, possess physical bodies belonging to another. They can also be cast out of those bodies by the proper authority.

But to just make a blanket statement that all of them are bad may be a superficial judgement. The other two thirds that voted for Heavenly Father's plan have come or will come to Earth and receive bodies, and we know by history and the six o'clock news that all of these are not "good".

So just because a spirit is in the one third group does not prove that he is evil, but he/she certainly could be. What is clear is that you will not learn correct principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ from this group, because they all rejected it so long ago. This group however would have the non-physical viewpoint and expertise in how the universe works, because they did not pass through the same veil of forgetfulness that we all did. They would know a lot more about "source energy", even if they were banished from the ultimate source.

But there could be some of them who are trying to be helpful, and they could be calling themselves Abraham.

So am I saying that Abraham is a group of evil spirits?

Not really, but I believe that the most likely group that they come from is the one third group. I could be wrong on this. But I will explain my thinking.

Here's why.

It's not so much what they say, but what they do not say that speaks volumes.

I have never once seen or heard them talk about or define God our Heavenly Father.

I have never once seen or heard them talk about the gospel or the Lord Jesus Christ.

I have never once seen or heard them talk about the Holy Ghost, who is also a personage of spirit like they say they are.

Combine all of that with the fact that since they did not pass through the veil like we did, they are in a position to know and they do know about all of these things.

And yet they say nothing. (Someone please correct me if I am wrong here). I have not seen them say anything at all about it.

The principles of the Law of Attraction that they teach are intriging and ring true to me. They are trying to get us in touch with great power within us that we do not even know we have. In general it seems that they are trying to be helpful. An interesting thing is that the teachings in the movie The Secret about gratitude were not taught by Abraham, but mostly by Lee Brower and Joe Vitale and James Ray.

So what am I trying to say here? Simply this . . .

I would recommend that one not treat the teachings of Abraham like they are a religion. I note that there seem to be many who follow these teachings with religious fervor.

If at any time one finds that something taught by Abraham (or especially something spouted by one of their followers) is in conflict with the revealed word of God in the Scriptures; I would recommend strongly that one choose the scriptures.

An example. The scriptures are very clear of how God feels about fornication and adultery, even if society is getting lax on it, the word of God has not changed. And yet I see posts from time to time on the Abraham discussion group (always from men), which are saying that if committing fornication and adultery "feel good" to you, they that is what you should do!

These men are wishful thinkers. Fornication and Adultery destroys families and brings nothing but misery and pain, no matter how much one lies to themself that it "feels good". It also leads to all kinds of other sins as people attempt to hide their wrong doings. In short both fornication and adultery lead to bondage, as does all other unrepented sin.

So do not stop going to church in favor of the Teachings of Abraham. There ARE things that you need to do while here to be saved, and you will not learn those things from Abraham. They will not teach you to repent. They will not teach that you must be baptized by proper authority.

Those who listen to the message must have the discernment to tell if what is being presented is in harmony with the scriptures.

Those who are unable to discern should avoid the message, because it is not worth the consequences of sin.

They are right about the Universe being filled with Love, but it does seem funny to me that they do not identify the SOURCE of that love, which source is God.

Joseph

The Nature of Reality

How is that for a title? This is an important subject, to be sure. Prior to my March 2006 viewing of The Secret, I had heard blips and had had glimpses of what is really going on in our reality, but technically I was clueless.

You see, there is just one problem with science at the moment, and that problem is that scientists cannot currently prove that reality is real. This means that the reality that we perceive with our senses; our sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste; is not at it appears.

The problem comes as we are able to see things that are smaller and smaller. The reality that we perceive is based upon the laws of Newtonian Physics, Force equals mass times acceleration and so forth. Gravity is a force that we understand pretty well, because we perceive its actions.

But what the scientists have found as they magnify higher and higher is that the objects that they now behold are not subject to the laws of Newtonian physics, and in fact many of them act like they are not subject to any law. As they magnify more and more they finally come to the conclusion that all matter is really made up of energy vibrations. String Theory talks about this.

So in the movie they say that we are an energy field acting in a larger energy field, and science now begins to point to this. At this level the Law of Attraction is better understood as the Law of Vibration, and it has to do with the energy vibration of our own energy field in comparison with the vibration of fields that are around us.

Fields that vibrate in harmony with ours will be drawn to us, so controlling what comes to us becomes a matter of controlling what vibration that we are in. How does one do that you ask?

Our vibration is controlled by our conscious and our subconscious thoughts, and indication of what it is is provided back to us by our feelings. This means that when we are feeling the positive emotions, then we know that we are in a good vibration for matching the things that we are currently thinking about that we are wanting.

In the movie they say that visualization is a great way to speed the things you want coming to you. The reason why is because visualization is a way to engage the subconscious, and to have it start to vibrate in harmony with the images in the conscious mind.

The end of the matter is this: When the subconscious mind, the conscious mind, and the feelings are all in alignment, then the things that we are wanting are cleared to manifest. Is action required in this process? Almost always yes, but it is inspired action that comes to us by the Law of Attraction, and it must be action that we enjoy doing.

Joseph